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it's so good to see her in your style again love the little red bubbles, or sparkly thingies 
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Video of this painting can be seen here: 
First of all: I like how you painted the horse itself. You really managed to capture the shiny texture of their fur really well and I also really like how the muscles show so well. Great work!
The tail is also done beautifully as is the mane, but I feel like the plucks of hair near the hooves (the back hooves) don't blend in as beautifully as the rest of the manes. Same goes for the horn, which feels a bit disconnected from the horse.
I also wish you'd have done something a bit more .. special with the background. The reflection of the unicorn helps the viewer place the animal in it's environment, but somehow it still feels a bit out of place since the gradient gives a more 2D-like feeling, whilst the horse is painted beautifully, lifelike and 3D.
That being said: it's a really good drawing. I just think it may need a bit of a background-tweak.
There are two things that grab me about this image right away that I suspect are not the easiest things to do: The gradient background and the reflection. The gradient is sharp and complementary to the main image and really pleases the eye. it's simple and yet mysterious- the reflection making me wonder if the unicorn is wandering out on the wet sand at sunset or perhaps after something terrible has happened to make the sea red? The reflection makes me curious because it's more the suggestion of a reflection.
The coat is wonderful and life-like and I don't imagine the sheen is easy to render. Others may think black is simple but I know making the suggestion of something using black and white can be difficult.
Overall a simple yet efficient and powerful image. In all honesty the horn is the only thing I don't buy- though I dont spose you get the opportunity to sketch such things from real life
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